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Sunday, August 3, 2014

LONG WEEK...LONG POST

It's been a long week.  Monday sweet Ady had a running encounter with a door and the door won...A concussion, an injured nose, and a black eye.   A long sleepless night waiting for news from the ER Monday night then a long day waiting to see what Children's had to say on Friday.

And since the universe has a way of grouping things together as a challenge to my planning and keeping it together skills, I had my son and his film crew here on Friday night sleeping on my family room floor and all day Saturday so they could shoot a short film in my backyard and at an old cemetery up the road. 

Film Crew




 And also on Saturday I had an art show in Granite Falls.
Red Letter Day

 All this took place in over 80 degree weather (except for the thunder storms on Saturday for the art show).  So we did the only logical thing to stay sane...we took the day off on Wednesday and went to the movies...and had a visit with Ady to give her lots of hugs and kisses.


My word this year is Accomplish and just over half way through the year I am learning as much about what it doesn't mean as what it does...it doesn't mean accomplishing everything 'all at once'.  


Priorities change from day to day and many things that need to be done get put off...and family is ALWAYS at the top of the list, yet that doesn't have to mean hovering, worrying, and chaos.  For me that means doing what I can, staying focused and filling in at least some of the waiting times with taking care of myself.    


 

All the buttons came off and they didn't have to install a zipper...the nose is just cracked but the orbital floor bone in her eye is broken,  so now it is another waiting game.  Best case, and I always vote for that, she will heal without any surgery...worst case she will need surgery to keep her eye from sinking...but one day at a time.  No good worrying about something that 'might' or might not happen.

Ady at Children's




The house guests have come and gone and the house is still intact.  
Night Shoot



Today things are slowly getting back to normal...and there is some free time before the next round begins...maybe even enough time for a trip to the beach...

AT THE END OF THE DAY...thanks for letting me ramble...I needed that.

Friday, July 25, 2014

CATCHING UP



Working in the studio every day I have a chance in spite of the too hot weather earlier in the month.

Little Leather Button Books
 The 4th of July was loud...the 5th was proud...my youngest grandchild, Navy Corpsman Matthew Henderson, turned 20.


Write Soon...Love Mom
 
Oh Say Can You See

 First Art Show at the Air Fair...my first time at an Air Fair...three days of extreme heat and new experiences.






 

I drove through the Oso slide zone for the first time just days before the last missing person was found...gratitude.

 Found a humming bird in my sun room a couple of mornings ago.  Must have gotten in the day before when the door was open and spent the night.

  




We put him in my hanging flower basket but one half of his tail feathers were missing and I think he had a broken wing.  

 

He didn't make it...

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow...AT THE END OF THE DAY... there is only now...

Sunday, June 15, 2014

WHERE'S BOTTOM?



...the place where you bounce back from being

PARCHED


...with lack of creative time and energy...
 
SUMMER SHOWERS

...bring relief and new ideas...

...a week to myself at home brings time to reach the top again...

  ...studio here I come...

BAMBUDDHA


AT THE END OF THE DAY...who could ask for more...

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

ONLY AN HOUR AWAY

I just got back from a mini vacation...just two nights...in one of the most beautiful places you will ever see...just an hour away from home.

Saltwater
Seaweed
Driftwood & Stones
Oregon Grape Salal Blossoms
Wildlife
Trees in the Mist


 AT THE END OF THE DAY...a lot to reflect on...




Tuesday, May 20, 2014

HOW DO I DECIDE



How do I decide which things to do and which things not to do when I don't have the energy I used to have...and it takes longer just to get up and get ready for the day than it did even 5 years ago.

How do I decide which things to do and which things not to do when my uninterrupted time has virtually disappeared since DK retired...and if I don't get some time alone I am either going to bonk him in the head or leave him...

...AT THE END OF THE DAY...I've decided...I'm leaving...I made reservations and in less than two weeks I'm running away from home...for awhile...

Thursday, May 15, 2014

ME...WORRY?

As I get older, little things that change in my body send my mind on a rant about how I am going blind or deaf or I am going to live out my remaining years in ill health or die tomorrow from some exotic disorder...or...or...or...you get the picture.  A trip to the doctor usually lays all my worries to rest...

AT THE END OF THE DAY...I'm not going blind...my eyes are perfectly healthy...I just have dry eyes...I've always said getting old is not for wimps.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

FLOWERS...SUNSHINE...SMILES



I don't like to garden...I let mother nature take care of that at my house. 

But I love flowers...big baskets of flowers...


  
 happy flowers




and best of all...AT THE END OF THE DAY...




hand picked with love from my favorite 2 year old...thank you Ady...